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edTPA Online Session 7: Preparing Video Clips of Teaching

2.
2
Learning
Objectives
The
objec)ves
of
this
Learning
Module
are:
 1.
To
provide
sugges0ons
for
capturing
good
quality
video
 2.
To
familiarize
you
with
the
role
the
video
plays
in
your
edTPA
submission
 3.
To
support
you
in
planning
how
you
will
record,
edit,
and
upload
your
video
clips.

3.
3
Sequence
of
Steps
to
Anticipate
1. Understanding
what
scorers
are
looking
for
in
the
Task
2
instruction,
by
examining
rubrics
from
your
edTPA
handbook
2. Thinking
through
the
types
of
instructional
moments
you
want
to
capture
3. Familiarizing
yourself
with
the
recording
device
that
you
will
be
using
4. Preparing
your
students
and
the
room
itself
5. Shooting
the
video
6. Making
choices
as
you
review
and
trim
your
video
once
it's
been
recorded
7. Compressing
(shrinking)
the
video
to
a
ﬁle
size
speciﬁed
by
Pearson
8. Getting
feedback
from
faculty
along
the
way
9. Analyzing
the
video
artifacts
10. Uploading
the
video
clips
to
Pearson’s
edTPA
website

4.
4
Capturing
Your
Teaching
•
You
will
be
video
recording
each
lesson
of
your
instruc0on
done
during
the
3
to
5
days
of
your
Learning
Segment.
•
You
will
submit
only
selected
clips
of
your
instruc0on
to
edTPA
•
These
clips
are
evidence
for
the
claims
you
make
about
your
teaching
instruc0on
•
You
direct
the
scorer
towards
what
they
should
be
looking
for
in
your
clip
•
Your
clip
must
meet
the
requirements
of
the
rubrics
at
level
4
in
Task
2
of
your
edTPA
handbook4

5.
5
Examples
of
Rubric
Requirements

Rubric
requirements
vary
by
teaching
subject
area,
so
be
sure
to
check
your
rubric
carefully

Make
sure
to
spend
0me
looking
in
the
rubric
for
references
to
prac0ces
that
you
will
want
to
showcase
in
your
video
clips.

6.
6
Highlight
Teaching
Practices
 Select
two
video
clips
that
highlight
Some
examples
might
include:
diﬀerent
strengths
in
your
instruc0on-­‐you
will
not
be
submiQng
an
en0re
lesson—
just
clips,
as
speciﬁed
in
your
handbook
 Be
inten0onal
about
tasks
you
plan
in
your
lesson
in
order
to
capture
those
prac0ces
in
video
 Modeling
ac0vi0es
requiring
academic
language
to
be
used
 Interac0ng
with
a
small
group
 Helping
a
struggling
student
express
himself
 Seeing
two
students
speaking
to
each
other
about
the
content,
using
the
targeted
academic
language
 Suppor0ng
a
child
through
prompts
to
elaborate
a
response

7.
7
Getting
to
Know
Your
Video-­‐Recording
Device
•
There
is
a
very
limited
number
of
cameras
available
for
check
out
through
Hunter
College-­‐
therefore,
you
will
need
to
secure
a
video-­‐
recording
device
which
you
can
access
every
day
of
your
student
teaching/prac0cum
semester
•
You
should
use
a
video
recording
device
you
are
comfortable
with,
whether
it
is
your
phone,
tablet,
or
video
camera,
as
long
as
it
is
capable
of
recording
high
quality
video
for
an
extended
period
of
0me
•
Consider
how
you
will
be
connec0ng
your
video
recording
device
to
a
computer
to
extract
the
video

9.
9
Etch-­‐a-­‐Sketch
of
Your
Room
Create
a
diagram
of
the
classroom:
It
should
show:
• You
• The
students
•
The
camera
•
Key
pieces
of
furniture
or
equipment
used
in
the
lesson
Other questions to consider:
• ow will the camera be held steady where you are positioning it?
H
• ill you use a tripod or how will it be propped up?
W
• hat are your options for places you could place the camera in the room?
W

10.
10
Begin
with
the
End
in
Mind
Think about how you want your video to look when you ﬁnish:
• What do you want the completed video clips to look like?
• Do you want to capture the look in the students' faces?
• The text on the pages in front of them?
• The teacher's gestures?
• Do you want to focus on just a few students or the whole room?
• What makes the most sense to capture for what you are teaching?
Examples:
• ngle the camera close to a pair of
A
students working together
• ngle the camera to see the entire room,
A
facing the students so you can capture
the students’ responses

11.
11
Prepare
Your
Students
 Make
sure
the
camera
is
a
familiar
sight
in
your
classroom
 To
de-­‐sensitize
students
to
the
presence
of
the
camera
and
to
test
the
process
of
video
capture,
it's
a
good
idea
to
shoot
some
practice
video.
 If
you
haven't
already,
secure
consent
from
parents
or
guardians
for
the
recording,
according
to
your
school's
policies.

12.
12
Setting
Up
the
Camera
Shot

Camera
placement
is
crucial.
You
can't
always
point
and
shoot
and
get
useful
results.

Pay
attention
to
where
you
are
pointing
the
camera
–What
can
you
see
on
the
screen?
Is
the
person’s
head
in
the
shot?

Tailor
the
camera
angle
to
the
teaching
instruction
you
want
the
what
can
your
scorers
to
focus
on.

Consider
whether
you
want
a
close
up
shot,
or
something
further
away.

Before
you
begin
shooting,
consult
your
room
sketch
and
consider
any
obstacles
that
might
be
in
the
way.

Practice
shooting
sample
videos
and
uploading
them
to
a
computer
to
make
sure
all
of
your
technology
is
ready
to
go
and
compatible.

Watch
and
listen
to
the
sample
videos
-­‐
how
is
the
audio
and
video
quality?
What
happens
if
the
camera
is
closer
or
further
away?
How
is
the
camera
angle
-­‐
does
it
include
everything
that
needed
to
be
in
the
shot?
How
can
you
improve
it
for
next
time?

Keep
the
camera
stable
-­‐
use
a
tripod
or
stand,
even
if
someone
is
helping
you
shoot.

13.
13
Rhymes
to
Remember

Light: A brightly-lit subject will photograph better than one that is in the shadows. Shoot the
video with the source of light behind the camera. Arrange the students and yourself so that the
light shines onto them.

Tight: Let your subject ﬁll the frame. Sit the students closely together. You don’t need to include
the entire classroom in every shot; often a close shot of one interesting part of the room is more
useful.

Sight: The camera sees not only your subject, but what’s behind it as well. Shoot video against a
plain background if you can. Remove distracting details from around the teaching area before
shooting.

Write: Words do not show up well in pictures. It’s
almost impossible to read text from a video clip. Use
video for people and action; do not attempt to capture
written text. Those nice letters on the board may be
readable through the lens of the camera, but they will
be indecipherable on the video screen.

Uptight: People seem more alive when they are not posing. Ask your students to ignore the
camera and get on with their work, talking to each other, not to the camera. Getting them to do
something will help them relax, and make a more natural video.


14.
14
The
importance
of
audio
quality
 Audio
quality
is
as
important
as
video
quality
for
your
submission
 Teacher
videos
can
be
diﬃcult
to
evaluate
if
you
can’t
hear
the
teachers
or
students
talking
 To
capture
student
voices,
place
the
camera
close
to
them
and
use
an
external
microphone
 To
capture
your
own
instruc0ons,
place
the
camera
closer
to
yourself
 The
audio
will
work
best
if
it
is
less
than
5
feet
away
from
the
speaker

15.
15
Tips
for
Capturing
Good
Audio

Close up. The closer the mouths of the speakers are to the camera, the better your audio will
be. Do not be afraid to move the camera right next to the students or to yourself. It may
seem strange, but the resulting audio will be better.

Zoom out. Do not use the zoom-in feature of the camera. Zoom all the way out. To get a
tighter shot, zoom with your feet: move the camera closer to the action. This will result in
much better audio.

Quiet down. Classrooms are full of extraneous noises: from open doors and windows, to
ventilating fans, public address speakers, clattering chairs and desks, and talking students.
Do what you can to shut these sources of sound before you shoot.

Speak up. Remind yourself and your students to speak loudly and clearly while you are
capturing video, more so than they would normally. You'll be surprised at the difference in
audio quality that this will produce.

Stay still. Put the camera on a tripod or stand, frame your shot, start the recording, and then
leave the camera alone. A moving camera spoils the audio quality.

Hands off. Do not shoot video with the camera in someone's hand. Their ﬁngers will make
noise against the case, which will spoil the audio. Use the tripod or the stand.

16.
16
Check
Your
Camera
Settings
 Get
comfortable
using
your
recording
device
 Videos
should
not
be
smaller
than
320x240
or
larger
than
1280x720
 Videos
with
larger
resolu0on
will
take
longer
to
upload
to
your
computer
and
to
compress
(shrink)
and
convert
to
a
ﬁle
format
that
the
edTPA
and
VAT
sizes
can
handle
 Problem
Solve!
There
are
several
tutorials
on
the
VAT
site
that
can
help
you
ﬁgure
out
how
to
change
the
video
seQngs
on
your
recording
device,
and
you
can
always
try
“googling
it”
to
take
ownership
of
this
process.

17.
17
Preparing
to
Shoot
Your
Video
Test
a
few
shots

Prac0ce
shoo0ng
at
least
30
seconds
of
ac0on
before
you
actually
start
shoo0ng
Shoot
the
Teaching

Review
your
lesson
plan,
room
sketch
and
scoring
rubrics
beforehand

Teach
and
remember
the
purpose
of
the
video

What
does
your
audience
need
to
see
and
hear?
Review
and
Re-­‐shoot

View
the
footage
you
captured

Make
sure
the
informa0on
you
need
was
actually
captured

18.
18
Clip
and
Trim
Your
Video
 You
will
need
to
upload
your
video
ﬁrst
to
a
computer.
This
may
take
some
0me.
DO
NOT
COMPRESS
VIDEO
un0l
you
have
trimmed
it.
 Make
sure
you
follow
the
clip
0me
requirements
in
your
handbook
 You
should
only
trim
the
beginning
and
end
of
your
video.
The
video
segment
should
not
have
any
edits
in
the
middle,
but
should
show
con0nuous
teaching

19.
19
Upload
Your
Video
to
the
VAT
Site
Upload
your
videos
to
the
Hunter
VAT
Clip
Library
 Follow
the
directions
on
the
VAT
site
 Write
down
the
number
assigned
to
your
clip
 Let
your
faculty
member
know
it
has
been
uploaded
 Get
feedback
and
reviews
from
your
seminar
leaders
and
faculty
members
 Review
and
score
your
own
video

20.
20
Upload
Your
Video
to
Pearson
Upload
your
videos
to
the
Pearson
edTPA
site
 Have
materials
ready
for
all
3
edTPA
tasks
 Upload
all
the
videos
at
once
 Save
each
item
digitally
on
your
computer
and
back
everything
up
 Text
documents
saved
in
Microsoft
Word
 Video
clips
in
MPEG-­‐4
or
QuickTime
format